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David was a career fireman for the City of Seattle. In the fall of 2021, he and approximately 70 of his colleagues were suspended from duty and ultimately fired or forced to resign (in lieu of termination) for refusing the City's COVID-19 shot mandate. Even though the 'mandate' was lifted in Feb of 2023, they have not returned them to duty. At the time of his termination, he was one month shy of 22 years, and the senior driver of L...

Katarina Szulc is an investigative journalist and the host of Borderland: Dispatches, a show delivering raw, on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of Mexico’s cartel war. With a sharp lens on organized crime, corruption, and cross-border conflict, she brings listeners real-time snapshots of a rapidly evolving crisis that’s reshaping both Mexico and the United States. Reporting from across North America—Mexico, the U.S., and ...

Ryan Duey was born and raised in Northern California. He attended Cal Poly University, where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent ...

Beau Simmons has been a professional photographer since 2009. Initially known for his work as a fashion photographer, collaborating with renowned brands like Marc Jacobs, Guess Jeans, and Converse, he became a sought-after photographer for top modeling agencies like Elite Models, IMG, and Ford Models.

However, Beau’s heart lies in the Western lifestyle and the beauty of the American landscape. Transitioning away from fashion, he no...

As Montana Knife Company’s Founder and Owner, Josh Smith is the Master Bladesmith behind creating and designing working knives for working people that are built to last for generations. Josh grew up in Lincoln, Montana on the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

At the age of 11 Josh’s baseball coach, Rick Dunkerley, began teaching him how to make knives. In the very beginning, Josh would go to Rick’s shop where he learned to remov...

Jimmy Hatch grew up in the mountains of Utah and joined the service on his seventeenth birthday. After serving four years in the US fleet, Hatch completed SEAL training with Class 164 in 1990, launching him into a twenty-two-year career with the SEAL teams that would take him across the world.

Deployed many times, Hatch was involved in over 150 direct action missions in all the places you’ve heard about and a few you haven’t. His m...

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Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of you familiar with the show, you know that often on Friday I answer Q and A. Today is no different, except that Michael is joining me to give his perspective from a younger generation:

-Men Proposing to Ai

-National Guard Usage in LA Riots

-Gas problems and Aqua Dueces in BUD/s

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Greg Cooper has worked as an FBI Profiler, Law Enforcement Administrator, Police Training/Instructor, University/College Professor, and an International and Domestic Threat Assessment Advisor. He is an expert in Criminal Profiling, Prescriptive Interviewing and Interrogation, Investigations, and Multi-Agency Investigative Task Force consultation. Cooper has given Expert Witness testimony based on his work in serial crimes and cases...

2 Listener listener-submitted questions, and two current events topics for today:

-Tim Kennedy and Stolen Valor

-Dealing with bitterness and hopelessness

-The missing Epstein Client list

-What is scarier, marriage or divorce?

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Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy SEAL turned French Foreign Legionnaire.

Taylor is the only person to hold this unique distinction. His journey has taken him from jail cells to homelessness and even suicidal thoughts, only to find salvation through discipline and a clear sense of purpose.

To say that Taylor had a turbulent path would be an understatement.  After earning his Trident and becoming a Navy SEAL to being kicked out of ...

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Three generations tackling the most pressing issues of our times.

Michael picked the questions, and there was certainly some diversity. I can't remember everything we covered, but here are a few of the wave tops:

-The Best advice ever received about marriage and life in general

-The Big Beautiful Bill -Paralyzing family members with weed brownies at New Year's Eve Parties

-Living through the 60'...

Ryan Zinke is a fifth generation Montanan who serves as Representative for Montana’s First Congressional District covering 16 counties in western Montana including the cities of Bozeman, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell. First elected to Congress in 2014, and serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior between noncontiguous terms, Zinke has built a track record of accomplishments in energy, conservation, tribal and military issues. Now in ...

Robert Stark is the author of Warflower and Just Like a Soldier. He is a lifelong Alaskan who has triumphed over adversity and risen above life's challenges.

Robert is an Army Veteran who served as an airborne infantryman in the United States Army, deploying in Iraq with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 101st Airborne Division.

His story is one of resilience and of a man who has faced the harsh realities of war and persevered to ...

Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it sounds good. I did actually cover:

Nick Bare founded Bare Performance Nutrition in 2012 out of his small college apartment in Western Pennsylvania at the Indiana University of PA. During this time, Nick was studying nutrition and on the path to joining the military upon graduation. The company was built upon the values of transparency and service from its early stages of launch, and today remain instilled in the brand's primary mission.

After graduating from college...

Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. Please let me know what you think of the slightly changed format in the comments.

Here is what I covered:

-Is it a good idea to bang a married man with kids?

-How do you deal with a lack of fulfillment and wanting to do more

-How to determine whether or not you are being a pussy

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Chris Hamilton is a finance expert with 15 years of experience, on a mission to expose how the healthcare system is stealing from the middle class. Chris uncovered a harsh reality: insurance brokers and companies have zero incentive to lower your costs. Brokers even make commissions on rising premiums, sometimes earning bonuses for keeping prices high.

The Affordable Care Act, rather than boosting competition, turned healthcare int...

Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it sounds good.

I did actually cover:

-Failure, starting over, and dealing with the potential hit to your pride.

-How to help a loved one who may not want it

-How to give feedback to a school board without sounding like an attack

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Jim is a Fire Captain for the LA City Fire Department and has been a firefighter for 25 years.

During the Palisades Fire, Captain Prabhu played a crucial role in the initial response, working 36 hours straight before receiving any rest. He remained on-site with his crew for three consecutive days, navigating what he described as one of the most intense fires he has ever faced.

In 2018, inspired by the devastating Woolsey Fire, Capt...